Always a pleasure to have writer Sylvia Kent in the studio. Each month Sylvia brings a talented writer into Phoenix FM and this month was the turn of Amanda J Thomas.
Along with her writing, Amanda is a member of The Society of Women Writers and Journalists, The historical Novel Society, Brentwood Writer’s Circle, The Council for British Archaeology, The Kent Archaeological Society and that is to name only a few! As you can see, Amanda is extremely busy.
Amanda is a fascinating woman and plenty off air chatter followed the interview.
Amanda’s new book, Cholera – The Victorian Plague is out now.
Interview
Cholera – The Victorian Plague
Description
Discover the story of the disease that devastated the Victorian population, and brought about major changes in sanitation. Drawing on the latest scientific research and a wealth of archival material, Amanda Thomas uses first-hand accounts, blending personal stories with an overview of the history of the disease and its devastating after-effects on British society. This fascinating history of a catastrophic disease uncovers forgotten stories from each of the major cholera outbreaks in 1831-3, 1848-9, 1853-4 and 1866. Amanda Thomas reveals that Victorian theories about the disease were often closer to the truth than we might assume, among them the belief that cholera was spread by miasma, or foul air.
Find out more about Amanda’s work, her blog
www.penandsword.com to buy a copy of the book
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MORE ABOUT SYLVIA KENT
https://sylviakent.blogspot.co.uk/
Sylvia contributes to national, regional magazines and on-line journals. Following her Freelance Writer of the Year award for Writing Magazine, she began work on FOLKLORE OF ESSEX which contributed to Channel 5’s film COUNTY SECRETS. Sylvia’s book THE WOMAN WRITER, published by the History Press is sold @ the British Library. This history of the Society of Women Writers & Journalists dates from 1894 and includes pioneers who made their mark in journalism, literature & poetry. Sylvia celebrates the centenary of Joyce Grenfell, a former SWWJ president. A chapter is dedicated to Joyce who meanders throughout the book which was reviewed in The Times, other dailies & YouTube. Sylvia is SWWJ’s Archivist. She work with several publishers including on-line specialists.Ebook titles are BRENTWOOD: HISTORIC TOWN & ST MARY MAGDALEN: BILLERICAY, both downloadable via Kindle. later books are kindlised. 2,000 articles are linked to Facebook,Twitter @sylviaakent & Suite 101. Film/audio clips now added.
Sylvia’s 10th book Barking & Dagenham From Old Photographs is selling well.
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